Hegemony in Asia
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- Chin
- _______ is the Wade-Giles version of the pinyin Qin
- Bureaucracy
- Manchus employ Chinese in their government _____________, but the Chinese are limited
- India
- The B.E.I.C. expanded in _________. They used encroachment to get a foothold. Over a period of 150 years, the company started holding the sub-continent.
- Opium
- To make up for the trade deficit in China, the B.E.I.C. began selling __________ produced in India to the Chinese.
- Fu
- ____ means yes
- Russsio-Japanese
- From 1904-1905, the _______________________ War took place. Japan beat Russia.
- Dress and Hairstyles
- Manchus impose _________ _____ _____________ on Chinese
- Q'ing Dynasty
- After the Manchus take over the Ming Dynasty they establish the _________________ in 1644
- Latin
- Barbarian comes from the ______ word for beard (barba) as the Romans had no beards and the foreigners did so they called them Barbarians, yet some people say Barbarians comes from the Tower of Babel
- Commodore Matthew Perry
- In 1853, ________________________ showed up with five big, black, steam-powered battleships and started firing off cannons.
- Xenophobic and Ethocentric
- The Japanese were ____________________________.
- Anti-Foreign
- ________________ feelings explode. The Manchu Dynasty has been weakened by the defeat of the Opium War and the destruction of the Taiping Rebellion.
- Manchus
- _______ decide to take over this land of abundance (the Ming Dynasty)
- 1644-1911
- Manchu China
- Chinese Emperor
- The _________________ said, "Our Celestial Empire possesses all things in prolific abundance and lacks no product within its own borders. There was therefore no need to import the manufactures of the outside barbarians in exchange for our own produce."
- Jesus
- Because he was exposed to missionaries, Hong Qui Chuan knew about Christianity and thought he was the brother of _________ (he claimed to have a vision). This means that it must have been after 1842 because Christian missionaries came in under the open door policy (the Treaty of Nanjing).
- Manchu China
- foreign rule returns
- Orient
- East
- Countryside
- Thousands of Boxers begin killing foreign missionaries and Chinese converts in the _____________________. It is expected that the Boxers emerged in the ___________________ because cities are generally more exposed and educated and the Boxers could not read or write.
- Canton System
- The ________________ was a system in which the Chinese government limited trade and contact with foreigners to the coastal city of _________ in the Southeast region of China. They made the foreigners stay on the coast with a wall between them and the public that only certain Chinese traders could cross. The wall was to separate the "foreign devils" from the Chinese, showing their xenophobia.
- Bulletproof
- Boxers undergo a ritual that they believe makes them ______________.
- Extraterritoriality
- ____________ is when a person is not subject to the laws of the country they are in. It is the immunity from the jurisdiction of a nation.
- Xenophobia
- ____________ is the irrational fear of foreigners or strangers.
- United States
- _________________ wants what England has in China (open door policy).
- Civil Service Exams
- Hong Qui Chuan failed to pass __________________________.
- Ching
- Qing is pronounced ______
- Tibet, Korea, Vietnam
- Manchu was successful at a lot of things including expanding China's borders to ______________________________ causing the population to expand
- Industrial Revolution
- 5,000 British soldiers and sailors defeated a nation of nearly 350 million people because their military is superior due to the ___________________.
- 1793
- Lord McCartney's mission in China took place in ________.
- Hong Kong
- The British turned ____________________ into a great city that prospered.
- Dowager
- ____________ means someone who is ruling because they married into the ruling class.
- Portugal
- Iasu Tokogawa got guns from ____________. After they get the guns, they tell them to get out, kill the Christian Japanese, and isolate Japan.
- Paper Tiger
- The British make the long journey back to the coast in disappointment. They notice that the Chinese military is a ________________, meaning that it looks strong but can be easily crushed and defeated.
- Q'ing
- Manchu is the same thing as _________
- Concubine
- A _____________ is a mistress or lover without marriage. Empress dowager Cixi was a ____________ because she used unethical tactics to get her position. She slept with anyone with power that would help her get to the top.
- Shogunate
- When the ruler is a shogun, the government is a ______________.
- Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fist
- The Boxers called themselves the __________________________________________________.
- 1839-1842
- The Opium War lasted from ______________. The British won.
- Border Expansion
- The Ming Dynasty was a period of prosperity of trade and ____________________
- Capatalism
- ____________ is the practice of investing money to gain money
- Rebellion
- The Taiping ________ was like the United States Civil War x50.
- Kow Tow
- __________ means bow.
- Tiger
- Do not invite in a __________ to do the job of a cat.
- Hong Kong
- _____________ translates to Fragrant Harbor.
- Han Qui Chuan
- Feeding on the unpopularity of the Manchus, _____________________ began a rebellion to create a kingdom of heavenly peasants. It is expected that the majority of his followers were not following him for religious reasons, as most of his followers could not read or write in Chinese let alone reading the Bible in a foreign language. Millions answer his call and he defeats Manchu armies.
- Sino-Japanese
- In 1895, the _____________________ War took place. Japan beat China.
- Toikimori
- Samurai leader _______________ makes a final stand known as the Satsumo Rebellion against western influence in Japan.
- 55 Days
- _________ in Peking (Beijing)
- Daimyo
- ___________ means big man. This person is a regional warlord.
- Nanjing
- Taipings capture southern capital of ______________ and dominated the Yanze Basin.
- Privledges
- Manchurians are given many _____________
- Battle of Plassey
- The _______________________ took place in 1757. Robert Clive was sent by the B.E.I.C. with an army of 5,500. He beat the native Bengali Army of 40,000. The victory gained the company control of 90% of India.
- Iasu Tokogawa
- _______________________ created the United States of Japan. His successes showed that it does not always take strength to be the top dog. He was clever.
- Status Quo
- __________________ means the way things exist.
- Chou
- __________ is the Wade-Giles version of the pinyin Zhou
- 30 Million
- All told, ___________________ died during the Taiping Rebellion.
- Industrial and Military
- Japan had a period of rapid ________________________ after the 2 civil wars.
- Nanking
- ___________ is the Wade-Giles version of the pinyin Nanjing
- Northern
- Beijing is the ___________ capital of China while Nanjing is the southern capital. Nan means south and Bei means north.
- Protocol
- There was disagreement with ___________. Lord McCartney refused to bow to the emperor but they eventually came to a compromise, getting down on one knee.
- Fu Ming, Bu Q'ing
- Many anti-Manchu secret societies were created and ___________________ became their anthem, meaning "For (Yes) Ming, Not Q'ing"
- Marry
- Manchurians cannot ______ Han Chinese for the approximately 300 year rule
- Europe and America
- Western influence refers to ______________________.
- Treaty of Nanking (Nanjing)
- The ____________________________ was made in 1842. Because the British won, the Chinese had to allow the British to trade from 5 seaports and the capital of Bejing. China had to give up the fishing island of Hong Kong to the British for 150 years. China had to recognize extraterritoriality, if a British citizen committed a crime in China that person could only be tried by English authorities.
- 3 Million
- _______________ Taiping rebels were executed.
- Isolationist
- The Tokogawa shogun was an _____________. The only thing he allowed was a small Dutch trading post near Nagasaki. He wanted this so he could find out what was happening around the world.
- Yuan
- The dynasty during which the Mongols controlled is called the _________ Dynasty.
- British East India Company
- The ______________________ was created by English merchants who came together, private investors who purchased ships, paid sailors, and supplied provisions, creating a corporation in 1600, give or take a year.
- Archipelago
- Japan is an ___________________.
- Ch'ing
- ______ is the Wade-Giles version of the pinyin Q'ing
- Wade-Giles
- _______________ is the English-made version of writing Chinese out without characters
- Pinyin
- ___________ is the Chinese-made version of writing Chinese out without characters
- Encroachment
- ______________ is the gradual process of taking over a native power, of slowly moving in. A way to remember that encroachment has a negative connotation is that it has roach in it.
- Gaijin
- Foreign in Japanese
- Meiji
- The ___________ encouraged Japanese youth to study Britain and the United States and to wear their clothes, listen to their music, etc.
- Chi
- _______ is the Wade-Giles version of the pinyin Qi
- Dai Nippon
- Japanese for Land of the Rising Sun
- Furtaw
- Chinese for Buddhist
- Open Door Policy
- The English called the Treaty of Nanking (Nanjing) the ________________________.
- Forbidden City
- The Empress flees the ________________________ and foreign troops loot merchandise. Boxers are defeated and many are executed upon surrender. Qing authorities are forced to pay huge reparations.
- Boxers
- ____________ converge on Beijing and attack foreign embassies.
- Manchuria
- Because they were plagued with attacks from western tribes (barbarians), Ming payed rugged northern tribes from _____________ to fight for them (50,000 mercenaries let through the wall -- Canton)
- Boshin War
- Some Japanese advocate embracing change and opening up to western influence. Samurai resist and a civil war called the _________________ breaks out. The Meiji win.
- Kamakaze
- Divine Wind
- Cixi
- Empress dowager _________ is ruling. China is awash with foreigners (traders) and missionaries. Q'ing authorities are too weak to dispel outsiders and secret societies emerge.
- Poppy
- Opium comes from a __________ plant.
- Barbarian
- enter the ____________, a foreign, mysterious, and often times uncivilized person
- Yuan Ze River
- The Chinese were amazed that the British could sail up the ____________________.
- Imperial
- ________ troops enter the fight when it seems the Boxers may win. Foreign citizens and thousands of Chinese Christians are trapped in their district (20,000 converts already slaughtered). Eventually, American marines arrive from the coast to rescue those trapped.
- Unequal Treaties
- The Chinese called the Treaty of Nanking (Nanjing) the _____________________.
- Protestants
- The majority of the British are ______________.
- Thundersticks
- ______________ are guns.
- Forbids
- The Chinese Emperor __________ the further sale of opium, but the British did not comply. This caused the Chinese to burn opium ships. The British declare war.
- Sino
- the English word for things referring to China
- Hegemony
- __________ is when a nation uses military might to push themselves into someone else's territory.
- Trade Deficit
- A ______________ or imbalance existed in the 18th century because the British bought silk, tea, and porcelain with silver but the Chinese bought nothing in return. The British exported more from China then they imported.
- Beihei
- Today Manchuria is part of China but it was not during the Ming Dynasty, it is now ________ in the northeast
- Warlord
- The shogun is the ______________.
- Great Britain
- With the help of ___________________, the Manchus triumph over Hong Qui Chuan. This group fought with them before during the Opium War. They helped because they knew that they had the open door policy with the Manchus and they didn't know what the policy would be with the Taipings.
- Occident
- West
- Bu
- ____ means no
- 13 Million
- Millions of Chinese, ________________, became addicted to opium.
- Ming
- Until 1644, the ______ Dynasty ruled. It was established after the fall of the Mongols (1388).
- Shinto
- When Perry arrived, the Japanese freaked out and went to pray to the _________ gods. They did this in 1300 when the Mongols came and a storm arrived and scared them away.
- Peking
- ________ is the Wade-Giles version of the pinyin Beijing
- China
- The Tokogawa shogun most likely heard about and learned about __________.
- Mongols
- foreign rule returns implies that foreign rule was there before, the other foreign rule was the ________
- Lord MaCartney
- The British government dispatched ________________, a nobleman, to meet the Chinese emperor in 1793. The embassy requested an expansion of trade.
- Bible Classes
- Han Qui Chuan and the people of the Taiping Rebellion brought radical changes in the new "heavenly" kingdom. These were making people attend ___________________ and granting women equality.
- Diplomats
- In the United States extraterritoriality is granted to foreign _____________.
- Piracy
- Because the B.E.I.C. was scared of ________, the company offered a percentage of profits to English monarchs in return for being able to fly the English flag. They first made the deal with Elizabeth but it was when she was dying. When James came into power he allowed the company to keep the deal.
- Last Samurai
- The ____________________ is historically incorrect in several instances including the fact that if anyone looked up to the leader, then he would have his head chopped off.
- Treaty of Kanagawa
- The ________________________ (1854) was a treaty between America and Japan. It gave America trading rights and ensured that shipwrecked Americans (usually whalers) would not be attacked. It is ironic because the Japanese would attack American whalers before the treaty and today Japan does the most whaling while back then America did.